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GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-US2H

AM3 socket motherboard for

AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

User's Manual

Rev. 1101

12ME-MA785T2-1101R

Motherboard

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-US2H

July 16, 2009

Motherboard

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-US2H

The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners.

Disclaimer

Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.

Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with-

out prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or

published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission.

Documentation Classications

In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations:

 For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product.

 For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual.

 For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information

on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website.

For product-related information, check on our website at:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Identifying Your Motherboard Revision

The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0"

means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating

motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information.

Example:

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-UD2H(US2H) ................................................7

Motherboard Layout .......................................................................................................7

Block Diagram .................................................................................................................8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9

1-2 Product Specications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................15

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 16

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Conguration .....................................................................16

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................17

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 18

1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Conguration ....................................... 19

1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 20

1-8 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 23

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................35

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 36

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 37

2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ........................................................................ 39

2-4 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 45

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 47

2-6 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................... 50

2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 53

2-8 PnP/PCI Congurations ................................................................................. 55

2-9 PC Health Status ............................................................................................ 56

2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................................. 58

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................ 58

2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ...................................................................... 59

2-13 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 60

2-14 Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................ 60

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................61

3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61

3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 62

3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 62

3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 63

3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 63

3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 64

Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................65

4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 65

4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 68

4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................68

4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................71

4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 72

4-4 Easy Energy Saver ........................................................................................ 73

4-5 Q-Share .......................................................................................................... 75

4-6 Time Repair .................................................................................................... 76

Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................77

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) ..................................................................... 77

5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller ............................................................77

5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette ............................................................83

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...............................84

5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output ............................................................... 88

5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...................................................................88

5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out ......................................................................................90

5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk ...................................................92

5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording ........................................................................93

5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder .....................................................................................95

5-3 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 96

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................96

5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ....................................................................................97

5-4 Regulatory Statements ................................................................................... 99

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Box Contents

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H, GA-MA785GMT-UD2H,

or GA-MA785GMT-US2H motherboard

Motherboard driver disk

User's Manual

Quick Installation Guide

One IDE cable

Two SATA 3Gb/s cables

I/O Shield

Optional Items

Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R)

2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R)

2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R)

2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R)

S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R)

COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R)

LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R)

• The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

The box contents are subject to change without notice.

• The motherboard image is for reference only.

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GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-UD2H(US2H)

Motherboard Layout

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(Note) Use this port to connect a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse.

KB(Note) _USB

CPU_FAN

ATX

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-UD2H/

GA-MA785GMT-US2H

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

AUDIO

SPDIF_IO

PCIEX1

IDE

PWR_LED

DDR3_1

DDR3_2

ATX_12V_2X4

AMD 785G

AMD SB710

SATA2_3

SATA2_0

SATA2_4

SATA2_2

SATA2_1

PCI1

DVI

VGA

CODEC

OPTICAL

HDMI

USB

LAN

PCI2 CLR_CMOS

BATTERY

M_BIOS

FDD

F_PANEL

COM

RTL8111C

B_BIOS

IT8718

TSB43AB23

SYS_FAN

PCIEX16

ESATA

1394

USB

NB_FAN

F_1394_1

F_USB1

F_USB2

F_USB3

SidePort Memory

DDR3_3

DDR3_4

LPT

Socket AM3

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Block Diagram

AM3 CPU

Hyper Transport 3.0

AMD 785G

PCIe CLK

(100 MHz)

PCI Express Bus

CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz)

1 PCI Express x1

RTL8111C

DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz

PCIe CLK

(100 MHz)

1 PCI Express x16

LAN

RJ45

GFX CLK (100 MHz)

D-Sub

DVI-D or HDMI (Note)

PCI Express x16

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(Note) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported.

Dual Channel Memory

DDR3 SidePort

Memoryj

PS/2 KB or Mouse

AMD SB710

IT8718

Floppy

ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel

COM Port

12 USB Ports

LPC

Bus

6 SATA 3Gb/s

LPT Port

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Line Out

MIC

Line In

S/PDIF In

S/ PDIF Out

Side Speaker Out

Surround Speaker Out

CODEC

2 PCI

PCI Bus

PCI CLK

(33 MHz)

TSB43AB23

2 IEEE 1394a

Dual BIOS

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1-1 Installation Precautions

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can

become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read

the user's manual and follow these procedures:

Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or •

warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before •

installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.

When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard, •

make sure they are connected tightly and securely.

When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.•

It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic com-•

ponents such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist strap,

keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.

•

Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an

electrostatic shielding container.

Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power sup-•

ply has been turned off.

Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to •

the local voltage standard.

Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hard-•

ware components are connected.

To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the •

motherboard circuit or its components.

Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or •

within the computer casing.

Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface•

Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.•

Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to sys-•

tem components as well as physical harm to the user.

If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the •

product, please consult a certied computer technician.

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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1-2 Product Specications

CPU  Support for AM3 processors:

AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

Hyper Transport Bus  5200 MT/s

Chipset   North Bridge: AMD 785G

 South Bridge: AMD SB710

Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)

 Dual channel memory architecture

 Support for DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

Intergrated Memory

 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory

Onboard Graphics  Integrated in the North Bridge:

- 1 x D-Sub port

- 1 x DVI-D port

(Note 2) (Note 3)

- 1 x HDMI port (Note 3)

Audio    Realtek ALC889A codec

 High Denition Audio

 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

 Support for Dolby® Home Theater jk

Support for S/PDIF In/Out

     Support for CD In

LAN  RTL8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

(The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

 1 x PCI Express p10-x1 slot

 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface  South Bridge:

- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

- 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3,

SATA2_4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices

- 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s

device

- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD

 iTE IT8718 chip:

- 1 x oppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 oppy disk drive

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USB  Integrated in the South Bridge

 Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 6 via the USB brackets

connected to the internal USB headers)

IEEE 1394  T.I. TSB43AB23 chip

 Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket

connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)

Internal  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

Connectors  1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

 1 x oppy disk drive connector

 1 x IDE connector

 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

 1 x CPU fan header

 1 x system fan header

 1 x North Bridge fan header

 1 x front panel header

 1 x front panel audio header

 1 x CD In connector

 1 x S/PDIF In/Out header

 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

 1 x IEEE 1394a header

 1 x serial port header

 1 x parallel port header

 1 x power LED header

 1 x chassis intrusion header

 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel  1 x PS/2 keyboard port or PS/2 mouse port

Connectors  1 x D-Sub port

 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3)

 1 x HDMI port (Note 3)

 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port

 1 x IEEE 1394a port

 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

 1 x RJ-45 port

 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/

Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller  iTE IT8718 chip

Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

 CPU/System temperature detection

 CPU/System fan speed detection

 CPU overheating warning

 CPU/System/Power fan fail warning

 CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

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(Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical

memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.

(Note 2) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

(Note 3) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported.

(Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system

cooler you install.

(Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

BIOS  2 x 8 Mbit ash

 Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

 Support for DualBIOS™

 PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features  Support for @BIOS

 Support for Q-Flash

 Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

 Support for Download Center

 Support for Xpress Install

 Support for Xpress Recovery2

 Support for EasyTune (Note 5)

 Support for Easy Energy Saver

 Support for Time Repair

 Support for Q-Share

Bundled Software  Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System  Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP

Form Factor  Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.3cm x 24.3cm

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1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler

1-3-1 Installing the CPU

A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU.

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing

the CPU to prevent hardware damage.

• Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may

locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket.)

• Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.

• Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam-

age of the CPU may occur.

• Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specications. It is not recommended

that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specications since it does not meet the

standard requirements for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard

specications, please do so according to your hardware specications including the CPU, graph-

ics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

AM3 CPU

AM3 Socket

A Small Triangle Marking

Denotes CPU Pin One

A Small Triangle Mark

Denotes Pin One of the

Socket

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B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket.

• Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the

power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU.

• Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket. The CPU cannot t in if oriented incorrectly. Adjust the

CPU orientation if this occurs.

Step 1:

Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever.

Step 2:

Align the CPU pin one (small triangle marking) with the triangle mark

on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket. Make

sure that the CPU pins t perfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is

positioned into its socket, place one nger down on the middle of the

CPU, lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked

position.

CPU Socket

Locking Lever

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1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the

GIGABYTE cooler as the example.)

Step 1:

Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease

on the surface of the installed CPU.

Step 2:

Place the CPU cooler on the CPU.

Step 3:

Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug

on one side of the retention frame. On the other

side,push straight down on the the CPU cooler

clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the reten-

tion frame.

Step 4:

Turn the cam handle from the left side to the

right side (as the picture above shows) to lock

into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation

manual for instructions on installing the cooler.)

Step 5:

Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU

fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard.

Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the

CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage

the CPU.

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1-4 Installing the Memory

DDR3_1

DDR3_2

DDR3_3

DDR3_4

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the

same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing

the memory to prevent hardware damage.

• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direc-

tion. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

If two memory modules are to be installed, it is rec-

ommended that you install them in the DDR3_1 and

DDR3_2 sockets.

Dual Channel Memory Congurations Table

(SS=Single-Sided, DS=Double-Sided, "- -"=No Memory)

DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4

DS/SS DS/SS - - - -

- - - - DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

Two Modules

Four Modules

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the

memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory. En-

abling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth.

The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as

following:

Channel 0: DDR3_1, DDR3_3

Channel 1: DDR3_2, DDR3_4

Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode.

1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed.

2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that

memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used and installed in the same colored

DDR3 sockets for optimum performance.

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1-4-2 Installing a Memory

Notch

Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module.

DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install

DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard.

DDR3 DIMM

A DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly

install your memory modules in the memory sockets.

Step 1:

Note the orientation of the memory module. Spread the retaining

clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module

on the socket. As indicated in the picture on the left, place your n-

gers on the top edge of the memory, push down on the memory and

insert it vertically into the memory socket.

Step 2:

The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the

memory module is securely inserted.

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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:

• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came

with your expansion card.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing

an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.

1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel.

2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot.

3. Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot.

4. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.

5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s).

6. Turn on your computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your

expansion card(s).

7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system.

Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card:

• Installing a Graphics Card:

Gently push down on the top edge of the card until

it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot. Make

sure the card is securely seated in the slot and

does not rock.

PCI Slot

PCI Express p18-x1 Slot

PCI Express x16 Slot

• Removing the Card from the PCIEX16_1 slot:

Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from

the slot.

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1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Conguration

Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide signicantly

advanced display performance for AMD platform. This section give instructions on conguring an ATI Hybrid

CrossFireX system.

A. System Requirements

- Windows Vista or Windows XP (Note 1) operating system

- An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver

- An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card (Note 2)

B. Connecting the Graphics Cards

Step 1:

Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported

graphics card on the PCI Express slot.

Step 2:

Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on the back panel.

C. BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the menu:Advanced BIOS Features

- Set to .Internal Graphics Mode UMA+SidePort j(Note 3)

- Set to .Internal Graphics Mode UMAkl(Note 3)

- Set UMA Frame Buffer Size 256MB 512MB to or . (Note 3)

- Set Surround View Disabled to .

- Set to .Init Display First OnChipVGA

D. Conguring the Graphics Driver

After installing the motherboard driver in the operating system, go

to the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center. Select CrossFire™ on the

Graphics menu on the upper left corner and ensure the Enable

CrossFire™ check box is selected.

(Note 1) For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later.

(Note 2) You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been in-

stalled.

(Note 3) To change the or setting in BIOS Setup, be sure Internal Graphics Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size

to disable the CrossFire function in the operating system rst.

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1-7 Back Panel Connectors

USB Port

The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key-

board/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

PS/2 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Port

Use this port to connect a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse.

D-Sub Port

The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection

to this port.

DVI-D Port (Note 1)(Note 2)

The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specictation. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this

port.

HDMI Port

(Note 2)

The HDMI (High-Denition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video interface to transmit

the uncompressed audio/video signals and is HDCP compliant. Connect the HDMI audio/video device to

this port. The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolu-

tions supported depend on the monitor being used.

In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>Sound, select Realtek

HDMI Output Set Default and then click .

(Note 1) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

(Note 2) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported.

(Note 1) (Note 2)

(Note 2)

• After installing the HDMI device, make sure the default device for sound playback is the HDMI

device. (The item name may differ by operating system. The following screen is from Win-

dows Vista.)

• Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats.

(AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding.)

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Activity LED:

State Description

Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring

Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring

Connection/Speed LED:

State Description

Orange 1 Gbps data rate

Green 100 Mbps data rate

Off 10 Mbps data rate

Activity LED

Connection/

Speed LED

LAN Port

Optical S/PDIF Out Connector

This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio.

Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector.

IEEE 1394a Port

The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specication, featuring high speed, high bandwidth and

hotplug capabilities. Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device.

eSATA 3Gb/s Port

The eSATA 3Gb/s port conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and is compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.

Use the port to connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier.

RJ-45 LAN Port

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following de-

scribes the states of the LAN port LEDs.

A. Dual Display Congurations:

This motherboard provides three ports for video output: DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub. The table below shows

the supported dual display congurations.

• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, rst remove the cable from your

device and then remove it from the motherboard.

• When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to

prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector.

B. Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs:

In order to get better playback quality, when playing the HD DVD or Blu-ray discs, refer to the recom-

mended system requirements (or better) below.

• Memory: Two 1 GB DDR3 1066 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled

• BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Advanced

BIOS Features," for more information)

• Playback software: CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 or later (Note: Please ensure Hardware Acceleration

is enabled.)

• HDCP compliant monitor(s)

Combination Supported or Not

DVI-D + D-Sub Yes

DVI-D + HDMI No

HDMI + D-Sub Yes

Dual

Display

Hardware Installation - 22 -

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange)

Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speakers in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black)

Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4kl/5.1kl/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Side Speaker Out Jack (Gray)

Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 4j/5.1j/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Line In Jack (Blue)

The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc.

Line Out Jack (Green)

The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be

used to connect front speakers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Mic In Jack (Pink)

The default Mic in jack. Microphones must be connected to this jack.

In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be recongured to perform

different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the

default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio con-

guration in Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

j Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H.

k Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H.

l Only for GA-MA785GMT-US2H.

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1-8 Internal Connectors

Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices:

• First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect.

• Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the

power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices.

• After installing the device and before turning on the computer, make sure the device cable has

been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard.

1) ATX_12V_2X4

2) ATX

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) NB_FAN

6) FDD

7) IDE

8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4

9) PWR_LED

10) F_PANEL

11) F_AUDIO

12) CD_IN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3

15) F_1394_1

16) LPT

17) COM

18) CI

19) CLR_CMOS

20) BATTERY

17 19 15 20 4 14

Hardware Installation - 24 -

ATX_12V_2X4:

ATX_12V_2X4

ATX:

Pin No. Denition

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON (soft On/Off)

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

24 GND (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

Pin No. Denition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5VSB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

12 3.3V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

1/2) ATX_12V_2X4/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com-

ponents on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, rst make sure the power supply

is turned off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design.

Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation. The 12V power con-

nector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will

not start.

• To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand

high power consumption be used (500W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not

provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system.

• The power connectors are compatible with power supplies with 2x2 12V and 2x10 power

connectors. When using a power supply providing a 2x4 12V and a 2x12 power connector,

remove the protective covers from the 12V power connector and the main power connector on

the motherboard. Do not insert the power supply cables into pins under the protective covers

when using a power supply providing a 2x2 12V and a 2x10 power connector.

Pin No. Denition

1 GND (Only for 2x4-pin 12V)

2 GND (Only for 2x4-pin 12V)

3 GND

4 GND

5 +12V (Only for 2x4-pin 12V)

6 +12V (Only for 2x4-pin 12V)

7 +12V

8 +12V

ATX

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3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (Fan Headers)

The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN)and a 4-pin system fan header(SYS_FAN).

Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. When con-

necting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation. Most fans are designed with color-

coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires

a +12V voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed

control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design. For optimum heat dissipa-

tion, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis.

CPU_FAN:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V / Speed Control

3 Sense

4 Speed Control

SYS_FAN:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V / Speed Control

3 Sense

4 Reserve

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 NC

• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU, North Bridge and

system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU/North Bridge or the

system may hang.

• These fan headers are not conguration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the

headers.

CPU_FAN

SYS_FAN

5) NB_FAN (North Bridge Fan Header)

Connect the North Bridge fan cable to this header. The fan header has a foolproof insertion design.

When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation. Most fans are designed

with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and

requires a +12V voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire.

Hardware Installation - 26 -

6) FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector)

This connector is used to connect a oppy disk drive. The types of oppy disk drives supported are:

360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. Before connecting a oppy disk drive, be sure to locate

pin 1 of the connector and the oppy disk drive cable. The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a

stripe of different color. For purchasing the optional oppy disk drive cable, please contact the local dealer.

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7) IDE (IDE Connector)

The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-

ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices,

remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,

master or slave). (For information about conguring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the

instructions from the device manufacturers.)

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8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.

Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on congur-

ing a RAID array. Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard

drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.

• A RAID 10 conguration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives

must be an even number.

Please connect the L-shaped end of

the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA

hard drive.

9) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header)

This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power

status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1

sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

Pin No. Denition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

System Status LED

S0 On

S1 Blinking

S3/S4/S5 Off

SATA2_0

SATA2_1

SATA2_2

SATA2_3

SATA2_4

Hardware Installation - 28 -

10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)

Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel

to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before con-

necting the cables.

• (Power Switch, Red): PW

Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to turn off your

system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for

more information).

• (Speaker, Orange): SPEAK

Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by is-

suing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. If

a problem is detected, the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. Refer

to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for information about beep codes.

• (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue)HD

Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive

is reading or writing data.

• (Reset Switch, Green):RES

Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer

if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

• (Purple):NC

No connection

• (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow):MSG

Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the sys-

tem is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep

state or powered off (S5).

System Status LED

S0 On

S1 Blinking

S3/S4/S5 Off

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power

switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your

chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign-

ments are matched correctly.

MSG-HD-

PW-RES+

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

MSG+HD+

PW+RES-

Message/Power/

Sleep LED

Hard Drive

Activity LED

Speaker

Power

Switch

Reset

Switch

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11) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)

The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may connect

your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module con-

nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module

connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it.

Pin No. Denition

1 MIC2_L

2 GND

3 MIC2_R

4 -ACZ_DET

5 LINE2_R

6 GND

7 FAUDIO_JD

8 No Pin

9 LINE2_L

10 GND

Pin No. Denition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC Power

4 NC

5 Line Out (R)

6 NC

7 NC

8 No Pin

9 Line Out (L)

10 NC

For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio:

• The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. If your chassis provides an AC'97

front panel audio module, refer to the instructions on how to activate AC'97 functionality via

the audio software in Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane-

ously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel

audio module), refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

• Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire

instead of a single plug. For information about connecting the front panel audio module that

has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer.

12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header.

Pin No. Denition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

Hardware Installation - 30 -

13) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF In/Out Header)

This header supports digital S/PDIF In/Out. Via an optional S/PDIF In and Out cable, this header can

connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out and an audio system that supports digital au-

dio in. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In and Out cable, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 Power

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

6 5

2 1

14) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers)

The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an

optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 Power (5V)

2 Power (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB DY-

5 USB DX+

6 USB DY+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

• Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header.

• Prior to installing the USB bracket, be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power

cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket.

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15) F_1394_1 (IEEE 1394a Header)

The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specication. The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a

port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket. For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket, please con-

tact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 TPA+

2 TPA-

3 GND

4 GND

5 TPB+

6 TPB-

7 Power (12V)

8 Power (12V)

9 No Pin

10 GND

• Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header.

• Prior to installing the IEEE 1394a bracket, be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the

power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 1394a bracket.

• To connect an IEEE 1394a device, attach one end of the device cable to your computer and

then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device. Ensure that the cable is se-

curely connected.

16) LPT (Parallel Port Header)

The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable. For purchasing the optional

LPT port cable, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

14 GND

15 PD6

16 GND

17 PD7

18 GND

19 ACK-

20 GND

21 BUSY

22 GND

23 PE

24 No Pin

25 SLCT

26 GND

Pin No. Denition

1 STB-

2 AFD-

3 PD0

4 ERR-

5 PD1

6 INIT-

7 PD2

8 SLIN-

9 PD3

10 GND

11 PD4

12 GND

13 PD5

Hardware Installation - 32 -

18) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header)

This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been re-

moved. This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design.

17) COM (Serial Port Header)

The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op-

tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 NDCD-

2 NSIN

3 NSOUT

4 NDTR-

5 GND

6 NDSR-

7 NRTS-

8 NCTS-

9 NRI-

10 No Pin

Pin No. Denition

1 Signal

2 GND

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19) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)

Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the

CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to tem-

porarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clear-

ing the CMOS values.

• After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer, be sure to remove the

jumper cap from the jumper. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.

• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized De-

faults) or manually congure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS

congurations).

Open: Normal

Short: Clear CMOS Values

20) BATTERY

The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information)

in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a

low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost.

You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery:

1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one

minute. (Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive

and negative terminals of the battery holder, making them short for 5

seconds.)

3. Replace the battery.

4. Plug in the power cord and restart your computer.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery.

• Replace the battery with an equivalent one. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with

an incorrect model.

• Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by your-

self or uncertain about the battery model.

• When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-)

of the battery (the positive side should face up).

• Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations.

Hardware Installation - 34 -

- 35 - BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the

motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup,

saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that

allows the user to modify basic system conguration settings or to activate certain system features. When

the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep

the conguration values in the CMOS.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on.

To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the

BIOS Setup program.

To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility.

• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating

system.

• @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the

Internet and updates the BIOS.

For instructions on using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities."

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

• Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current

version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not ash the BIOS. To ash the BIOS, do it with

caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may result in system malfunction.

• BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for the beep

codes description.

• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system

instability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's

failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.

(Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/

clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

BIOS Setup - 36 -

2-1 Startup Screen

The following screens may appear when the computer boots.

Function Keys:

<DEL>: BIOS SETUP

Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup.

<F9>: XPRESS RECOVERY2

If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk, the <F9>

key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. For more information,

refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2."

<F12>: BOOT MENU

Boot Menu allows you to set the rst boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up

arrow key <h> or the down arrow key <i> to select the rst boot device, then press <Enter> to accept.

To exit Boot Menu, press <Esc>. The system will directly boot from the device congured in Boot Menu.

Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order

will still be based on BIOS Setup settings. You can access Boot Menu again to change the rst boot de-

vice setting as needed.

<END>: Q-FLASH

Press the <End> key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup rst.

Motherboard Model

BIOS Version

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H E3c

<DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qash

06/05/2009-RS785-SB710-7A66BG03C-00

Function Keys

SATA Mode Message:

"SATA is found running at IDE MODE!"

When the motherboard is set to its default values, the monitor will display a message during the POST,

telling you the SATA controller is running at IDE mode. The message that follows asks if you want to

change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors.

Press <Y> to enable AHCI mode or <N> to continue IDE mode operation and stop showing this mes-

sage again.

Note: This message will appear again at next boot if you do not respond YES or NO in time.

- 37 - BIOS Setup

2-2 The Main Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar-

row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu.

(Sample BIOS Version: GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H E3c)

Main Menu Help

The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.

Submenu Help

While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the

menu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of

the submenu.

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

< h><i><f><g> Move the selection bar to select an item

<Enter> Execute command or enter the submenu

<Esc> Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program

Submenus: Exit current submenu

<Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<Page Down> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> Show descriptions of the function keys

<F2> Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right (submenus only)

<F5> Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus

<F6> Load the Fail-Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus

<F7> Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus

<F8> Access the Q-Flash utility

<F9> Display system information

<F10> Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

<F11> Save CMOS to BIOS

<F12> Load CMOS from BIOS

• If you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to

access more advanced options.

• When the system is not stable as usual, select the item to set your Load Optimized Defaults

system to its defaults.

• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS

version.

Change CPU's Clock & Voltage

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

BIOS Setup - 38 -

 The Functions of the <F11> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)

  F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a prole. You can create up to 8 proles

(Prole 1-8) and name each prole. First enter the prole name (to erase the default prole name, use

the SPACE key) and then press <Enter> to complete.

 F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings, you can use this

function to load the BIOS settings from a prole created before, without the hassles of reconguring the

BIOS settings. First select the prole you wish to load, then press <Enter> to complete.

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Use this menu to congure the clock, frequency and voltages of your CPU, memory, etc.

 Standard CMOS Features

Use this menu to congure the system time and date, hard drive types, oppy disk drive types, and the

type of errors that stop the system boot, etc.

 Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to congure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the pri-

mary display adapter.

 Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to congure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and inte-

grated LAN, etc.

 Power Management Setup

Use this menu to congure all the power-saving functions.

 PnP/PCI Congurations

Use this menu to congure the system’s PCI & PnP resources.

 PC Health Status

Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan

speed, etc.

 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

 Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations.

 Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup.

A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup.

 Set User Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup.

A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes.

 Save & Exit Setup

Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing

<F10> can also carry out this task.)

 Exit Without Saving

Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the conrmation mes-

sage will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

• Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is depen-

dent on your overall system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in

damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is

for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system

instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's

failure to boot. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.)

• When the item blinks in red, it is recommended that you set the System Voltage Optimized

System Voltage Control Auto item to to optimize the system voltage settings.

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Advanced Clock Calibration [Press Enter]

CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] 2800Mhz

CPU NorthBridge Freq.

[Auto] 2000Mhz

CPU Host Clock Control [Auto]

x CPU Frequency(MHz) 200

PCIE Clock(MHz) [Auto]

HT Link Width [Auto]

HT Link Frequency [Auto] 2000Mhz

VGA Core Clock control [Disabled]

x VGA Core Clock(MHz) 500

Set Memory Clock [Auto]

x Memory Clock x6.66 1333Mhz

 DRAMConguration   [PressEnter]

********

System Voltage Optimized

********

System Voltage Control [Manual]

DDR3 Voltage Control [Normal]

NorthBridge Volt Control [Normal]

SouthBridge Volt Control [Normal]

SidePort Mem Volt Control

j [Normal]

higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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CPU NB VID Control [Normal]

CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.3250V

j Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H.

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Advanced Clock Calibration

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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EC Firmware Selection [Normal]

Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled]

x Value (All Cores) -2%

x Value (Core 0) -2%

x Value (Core 1) -2%

x Value (Core 2) -2%

x Value (Core 3) -2%

Advanced Clock Calibration

EC Firmware Selection

Allows you to select the EC rmware version when Advanced Clock Calibration is enabled. After the

selection, select Save & Exit Setup in the BIOS Main Menu and then press <Y>. A message which says

"BIOS Is Updating EC Firmware!!! Don't Turn Off Or Reset System" will appear. Wait for a few seconds

and the system will automatically restart for the settings to take effect.

Normal Uses the standard AMD EC rmware version. (Default)

Hybrid Uses the specic AMD EC rmware version.

Advanced Clock Calibration

Allows you to determine whether to enable Advanced Clock Calibration when using an AMD Black Edi-

tion CPU.

Disabled Disables this function. (Default)

Auto Lets the BIOS to congure the settings to defaults.

All Cores Congures Advanced Clock Calibration for all CPU cores.

Per Core Individually congures Advanced Clock Calibration for each CPU core.

Value (All Cores)

This option is congurable only when Advanced Clock Calibration All Cores is set to .

Options are: -12%~+12%.

Value (Core 0), Value (Core 1), Value (Core 2), Value (Core 3)

This option is congurable only when Advanced Clock Calibration All Cores is set to .

Options are: -12%~+12%.

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CPU Clock Ratio

Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU

being used.

CPU NorthBridge Freq.

Allows you to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is

dependent on the CPU being used.

CPU Host Clock Control

Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. (default) allows the BIOS to automatically adjust Auto

the CPU host frequency. allows the Manual CPU Frequency (MHz) item below to be congurable.

Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated

system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values.

CPU Frequency(MHz)

Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency. The adjustable range is from 200 MHz to 500 MHz.

Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speci-

cations.

PCIE Clock(MHz)

Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 200 MHz.

sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto)Auto

HT Link Width

Allows you to manually set the width for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset.

Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Width. (Default)

8 bit Sets HT Link Width to 8 bit.

16 bit Sets HT Link Width to 16 bit.

HT Link Frequency

Allows you to manually set the frequency for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset.

Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Frequency. (Default)

x1~x10 Sets HT Link Frequency to x1~x10 (200 MHz~2.0 GHz).

VGA Core Clock control

Enables or disables the control of VGA Core clock. (Default: Disabled)

VGA Core Clock(MHz)

Allows you to manually set the VGA Core clock. The adjustable range is from 200 MHz to 2000 MHz.

This item is congurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is enabled.

Set Memory Clock

Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. lets BIOS automatically set the memory Auto

clock as required. Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be congurable. (Default: Auto)

Memory Clock

This option is congurable only when Set Memory Clock Manual is set to .

X4.00 Sets Memory Clock to X4.00.

X5.33 Sets Memory Clock to X5.33.

X6.66 Sets Memory Clock to X6.66.

X8.00 Sets Memory Clock to X8.00.

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DCTs Mode

Allows you to set memory control mode.

Ganged Sets memory control mode to single dual-channel.

Unganged Sets memory control mode to two single-channel. (Default)

DDR3 Timing Items

Manual allows all DDR3 Timing items below to be congurable.

Options are: Auto (default), Manual.

CAS# latency

Options are: Auto (default), 4T~12T.

RAS to CAS R/W Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 5T~12T.

Row Precharge Time

Options are: Auto (default), 5T~12T.

Minimum RAS Active Time

Options are: Auto (default), 15T~30T.

1T/2T Command Timing

Options are: Auto (default), 1T, 2T.

TwTr Command Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T.

Trfc0 for DIMM1

Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns.

Trfc2 for DIMM2

Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns.

Trfc1 for DIMM3

Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns.

DRAMConguration

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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DCTs Mode [Unganged]

DDR3 Timing Items [Auto] SPD Auto

x CAS# latency Auto 7T 7T

x RAS to CAS R/W Delay Auto 7T 7T

x Row Precharge Time Auto 7T 7T

x Minimum RAS Active Time Auto 30T 30T

x 1T/2T Command Timing Auto -- --

x TwTr Command Delay Auto 5T 5T

x Trfc0 for DIMM1 Auto 90ns 90ns

x Trfc2 for DIMM2 Auto -- --

x Trfc1 for DIMM3 Auto -- --

x Trfc3 for DIMM4 Auto -- --

x Write Recovery Time Auto 10T 10T

x Precharge Time Auto 5T 5T

x Row Cycle Time Auto 28T 28T

x RAS to RAS Delay Auto 4T 4T

Bank interleaving [Enabled]

Channel interleave [Enabled]

DRAM Conguration

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Trfc3 for DIMM4

Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns.

Write Recovery Time

Options are: Auto (default), 5T~8T, 10T, 12T.

Precharge Time

Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T.

Row Cycle Time

Options are: Auto (default), 11T~42T.

RAS to RAS Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T.

Bank Interleaving

Enables or disables memory bank interleaving. allows the system to simultaneously access dif-Enabled

ferent banks of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled)

Channel interleave

Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. allows the system to simultaneously access Enabled

different channels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled)

******** System Voltage Optimized ********

System Voltage Control

Determines whether to manually set the system voltages. lets the BIOS automatically set the Auto

system voltages as required. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be congurable. (Default:

Manual)

DDR3 Voltage Control

Allows you to set memory voltage.

Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default)

+0.050V ~ +0.750V Increases memory voltage by 0.050V to 0.750V at 0.05V increment.

Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory. Note:

NorthBridge Volt Control

Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage.

Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required. (Default)

+0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases North Bridge voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment.

SouthBridge Volt Control

Allows you to set the South Bridge voltage.

Normal Supplies the South Bridge voltage as required. (Default)

-0.1V ~ +0.2V Increases South Bridge voltage by -0.1V to 0.2V at 0.1V increment.

SidePort Mem Volt Controlj

Allows you to set the SidePort memory voltage.

Normal Supplies the SidePort memory voltage as required. (Default)

+0.1V ~ +0.3V Increases SidePort memory voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V at 0.1V increment.

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CPU NB VID Control

Allows you to set the CPU Northbridge VID voltage. sets the CPU Northbridge VID voltage as re-Auto

quired. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal)

Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU.

CPU Voltage Control

Allows you to set the CPU voltage. sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable range is de-Auto

pendent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal)

Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU.

Normal CPU Vcore

Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU.

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Date (mm:dd:yy)

Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired eld

and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select the desired eld and use the up arrow or

down arrow key to set the time.

IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel.

IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave

Congure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:

•Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)

•None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to so the system will skip None

the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.

Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large.

IDE Channel 2, 3 Master/Slave

IDE Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel.

Extended IDE Drive

Congure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:

•Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)

•None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to so the system will skip None

the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.

Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large.

2-4 Standard CMOS Features

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Jun 15 2009

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24

 IDE Channel 0 Master [None]

 IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]

 IDE Channel 1 Master [None]

 IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]

 IDE Channel 2 Master [None]

 IDE Channel 2 Slave [None]

 IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

 IDE Channel 3 Slave [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 1790M

higf

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The following elds display your hard drive specications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually,

refer to the information on the hard drive.

Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive.

Cylinder Number of cylinders.

Head Number of heads.

Precomp Write precompensation cylinder.

Landing Zone Landing zone.

Sector Number of sectors.

Drive A

Allows you to select the type of oppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a oppy

disk drive, set this item to . Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", None

2.88M/3.5".

Floppy 3 Mode Support

Allows you to specify whether the installed oppy disk drive is 3-mode oppy disk drive, a Japanese

standard oppy disk drive. Options are: Disabled (default), Drive A.

Halt On

Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors.

(Default)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a oppy disk drive error but stop for all other

errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a oppy disk drive error but it

will stop for all other errors.

Memory

These elds are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST.

Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the

MS-DOS operating system.

Extended Memory The amount of extended memory.

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2-5 Advanced BIOS Features

Internal Graphics Modej

Allows you to determine whether to allocate the system memory for the onboard graphics controller.

UMA Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system memory.

SidePort Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the SidePort memory.

UMA+SidePort Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system memory and

SidePort memory. (Default)

Disabled Disables the onboard graphics controller.

Internal Graphics Modekl

Allows you to determine whether to allocate system memory for the onboard graphics controller.

Disabled Disables the onboard graphics controller.

UMA Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system memory.

(Default)

UMA Frame Buffer Size

Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics con-

troller. MS-DOS, for example, will use only this memory for display. Options are: Auto (default), 128MB,

256MB, 512MB.

Surround View

Enables or disables the Surround View function. This option is congurable only if an ATI graphics card

is installed. (Default: Disabled)

Advanced BIOS Features

Internal Graphics Mode

j [UMA+SidePort]

Internal Graphics Mode

kl [UMA]

UMA Frame Buffer Size [Auto]

x Surround View Disabled

Onboard VGA output connect [Auto]

AMD C1E Support

(Note) [Software SMI]

Virtualization [Disabled]

Patch AMD TLB Erratum

(Note) [Enabled]

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Auto]

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Password Check [Setup]

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]

Away Mode [Disabled]

Backup BIOS Image to HDD [Disabled]

Init Display First [PCI Slot]

higf

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j Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H.

k Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H.

l Only for GA-MA785GMT-US2H.

(Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.

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Onboard VGA output connect

Species the graphics display of the onboard VGA output from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI.

Auto Lets the BIOS automatically determines the primary display port for output,

depending on to which port the display device is connected, D-SUB/DVI-D or

D-SUB/HDMI. (Default)

D-SUB/DVI Sets the D-SUB/DVI-D as the graphics display.

D-SUB/HDMI Sets the D-SUB/HDMI as the graphics display.

AMD C1E Support (Note)

Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU

core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption.

(Default: Disabled)

Virtualization

Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti-

tions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems.

(Default: Disabled)

Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note)

Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled)

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control

Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to

reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default)

Disabled Disables this function.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or

down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key <+> (or <PageUp>) or the minus key <-> (or

<PageDown>) to move it up or down on the list. Press <Esc> to exit this menu when nished.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Species the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device

and press <Enter> to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP,

USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled.

Password Check

Species whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS

Setup. After conguring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in

the BIOS Main Menu.

Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default)

System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup

program.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard

drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings

when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Enabled)

(Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.

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Away Mode

Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Mode allows the

system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off.

(Default: Disabled)

Backup BIOS Image to HDD

Allows the system to copy the BIOS image le to the hard drive. If the system BIOS is corrupted, it will

be recovered from this image le. (Default: Disabled)

Init Display First

Species the rst initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express

graphics card, or the onboard VGA.

PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the rst display.(Default)

OnChipVGA Sets the onboard VGA as the rst display.

PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the rst display.

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2-6 Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel

Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled)

OnChip SATA Controller

Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled)

OnChip SATA Type (SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors)

Congures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_0~SATA2_3 controller.

Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode. (Default)

Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native

mode.

RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller.

AHCI Congures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface

(AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced

Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.

OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA2_4/ESATA connectors)

This option is congurable only when OnChip SATA Type RAID AHCI is set to or . Congures the oper-

ating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/ESATA connectors.

IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and congures the SATA controller to PATA

mode. (Default)

As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings.

Onboard LAN Function

Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled)

If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to

Disabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip.

(Default: Disabled)

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel [Enabled]

OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled]

OnChip SATA Type [Native IDE]

x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type IDE

Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

 SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard Audio Function [Enabled]

Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]

OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]

USB EHCI Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

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This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN

cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. Refer to

the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:

When No LAN Cable Is Attached...

If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status Open elds of all four pairs of wires will show

and the Length 0m elds show , as shown in the gure above.

When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...

If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the

following message will appear:

Start detecting at Port.....

Link Detected --> 100Mbps

Cable Length= 30m

SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)

SMART LAN

Start detecting at Port.....

Part1-2 Status = Open / Length = 0m

Part3-6 Status = Open / Length = 0m

Part4-5 Status = Open / Length = 0m

Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m

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Link Detected Displays transmission speed.

Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.

Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a

normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated.

When a Cable Problem Occurs...

If a cable problem occurs on a specied pair of wires, the eld will show Status Short and then length

shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.

Example: Part1-2 Status = Short / Length = 2m

Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1-2.

Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status elds will show

Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.

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Onboard Audio Function

Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled)

If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to

Disabled.

Onboard 1394 Function

Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled)

OnChip USB Controller

Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled)

will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.Disabled

USB EHCI Controller

Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled)

USB Keyboard Support

Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled)

USB Mouse Support

Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled)

Legacy USB storage detect

Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB ash drives and USB hard drives

during the POST. (Default: Enabled)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Enables or disables the rst serial port and species its base I/O address and corresponding interrupt.

Options are: Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Port

Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and species its base I/O address and correspond-

ing interrupt. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode. This item is congurable only if Parallel Port Mode

is set to or mode. Options are: 3 (default), 1. ECP ECP+EPP

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ACPI Suspend Type

Species the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.

S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state.

In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode.

The system can be resumed at any time.

S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default).

In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in

the S1 state. When signaled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to

its working state exactly where it was left off.

Soft-Off by Power button

Congures the way to turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button.

Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly. (Default)

Delay 4 Sec. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system. If the power

button is pressed for less than 4 seconds, the system will enter suspend mode.

USB Wake Up from S3

Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up signal from the installed USB

device. (Default: Enabled)

Modem Ring Resume

Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that

supports wake-up function. (Default: Disabled)

(Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only.

2-7 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)]

Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-off]

USB Wake Up from S3 [Enabled]

Modem Ring Resume [Disabled]

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]

HPET Support

(Note) [Enabled]

Power On By Mouse [Disabled]

Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]

x KB Power ON Password Enter

AC Back Function [Soft-Off]

Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]

x Date (of Month) Everyday

x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 0 : 0

EuP Support [Disabled]

higf

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

BIOS Setup - 54 -

(Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only.

PME Event Wake Up

Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe de-

vice. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

(Default: Enabled)

HPET Support (Note)

Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows Vista operating system.

(Default: Enabled)

Power On By Mouse

Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event.

Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Disabled Disables this function. (Default)

Double Click Double click on left button on the PS/2 mouse to turn on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event.

Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Disabled Disables this function. (Default)

Password Set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system.

Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system.

Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system.

KB Power ON Password

Set the password when is set to Power On by Keyboard Password. Press <Enter> on this item and set

a password with up to 5 characters and then press <Enter> to accept. To turn on the system, enter the

password and press <Enter>.

Note: To cancel the password, press <Enter> on this item. When prompted for the password, press <En-

ter> again without entering the password to clear the password settings.

AC Back Function

Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss.

Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default)

Full-On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power.

Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power.

Power-On by Alarm

Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled)

If enabled, set the date and time as following:

Date (of Month) Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on a specic day in a

month.

Resume Time (hh: mm: ss): Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically.

Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the

AC power, or the settings may not be effective.

EuP Support

Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power in S5 (shutdown) state. (Default:

Disabled)

Note: When this item is set to , the following four functions will become unavailable:Enabled

PME event wake up, power on by mouse, power on by keyboard, and wake on LAN.

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PCI1 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the rst PCI slot. (Default)

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the rst PCI slot.

PCI2 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default)

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot.

2-8 PnP/PCI Congurations

PnP/PCICongurations

PCI1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

higf

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

BIOS Setup - 56 -

Hardware Thermal Control

Enables or disables the CPU overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core voltage and

ratio will be reduced when the CPU is overheated. (Default: Enabled)

Reset Case Open Status

Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. clears the record of previous Enabled

chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eld will show "No" at next boot. (Default: Disabled)

Case Opened

Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI

header. If the system chassis cover is removed, this eld will show "Yes", otherwise it will show "No". To

clear the chassis intrusion status record, set to , save the settings to Reset Case Open Status Enabled

the CMOS, and then restart your system.

Current Voltage(V) Vcore/DDR3 1.5V/+3.3V/+12V

Displays the current system voltages.

Current System/CPU Temperature

Displays current system/CPU temperature.

Current CPU/SYSTEM/NB FAN Speed (RPM)

Displays current CPU/system/North Bridge fan speed.

CPU Warning Temperature

Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold,

BIOS will emit warning sound. Options are: Disabled (default), 60

C/140

oF, 70

oC/158

oF, 80

oC/176

oF,

90oC/194

CPU/SYSTEM/NB FAN Fail Warning

Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU/system/North Bridge fan is not connected or fails.

Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs. (Default: Disabled)

2-9 PC Health Status

PC Health Status

Hardware Thermal Control [Enabled]

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No

Vcore 1.364V

DDR3 1.5V 1.536V

+3.3V 3.280V

+12V 12.048V

Current System Temperature 38oC

Current CPU Temperature 36oC

Current CPU FAN Speed 1962 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

Current NB FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

NB FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]

System Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

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CPU Smart FAN Control

Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function. allows the CPU fan to run at different Enabled

speed according to the CPU temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system

requirements. If disabled, the CPU fan runs at full speed. (Default: Enabled)

CPU Smart FAN Mode

Species how to control CPU fan speed. This item is congurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set

to . Enabled

Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal

CPU fan control mode. (Default)

Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin CPU fan.

PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4-pin CPU fan.

System Smart FAN Control

Enables or disables the system fan speed control function. allows the system fan to run at dif-Enabled

ferent speed according to the system temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based

on system requirements. If disabled, system fan runs at full speed. (Default: Enabled)

BIOS Setup - 58 -

Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings.

In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable

BIOS settings for the motherboard.

2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the optimal BIOS default settings.

The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state. Always load the Optimized defaults

after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

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Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. You will

be requested to conrm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:

Supervisor Password

When a system password is set and the item in is set to Password Check Advanced BIOS Features

Setup, you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes.

When the item is set to , you must enter the supervisor password (or user Password Check System

password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup.

User Password

When the item is set to , you must enter the supervisor password (or user Password Check System

password) at system startup to continue system boot. In BIOS Setup, you must enter the supervisor

password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings. The user password only allows you to view the

BIOS settings but not to make changes.

To clear the password, press <Enter> on the password item and when requested for the password, press

<Enter> again. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear, indicating the password has been can-

celled.

2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password

Change/Set/Disable Password

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Enter Password:

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Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS

Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.

2-13 Save & Exit Setup

Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes

made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.

2-14 Exit Without Saving

Save Data to CMOS

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Abandon all Data

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf: Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers

Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers

that are recommended to install. You can click the button and "Xpress Install" will install all the rec-Install All

ommended drivers. Or click to manually select the drivers you wish to install.Install Single Items

• Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system.

• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive.

The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen

shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer,

double-click the optical drive and execute the .exe program.)Run

• Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the ) displayed Found New Hardware Wizard

when "Xpress Install" is installing the drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation.

• Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. After the

system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers.

• After the drivers are installed, follow the on-screen instructions to restart your system. You can

install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk.

• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows

XP Service Pack 1 or later. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in

Universal Serial Bus Controller Device Manager in , please remove the question mark (by

right-clicking your mouse and select ) and restart the system. (The system will then Uninstall

autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.)

Drivers Installation - 62 -

3-2 Application Software

This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You

can click the button on the right of an item to install it.Install

3-3 Technical Manuals

This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the mother-

board manuals.

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3-4 Contact

For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch ofces, click

the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website.

3-5 System

This page provides the basic system information.

Drivers Installation - 64 -

3-6 Download Center

To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the button to link to the GIGABYTE Download Center

website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2

Chapter 4 Unique Features

Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and

back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS,

FAT32, and FAT16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on

PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.

Before You Begin:

• Xpress Recovery2 will check the rst physical hard drive

(Note)

for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2

can only back up/restore the rst physical hard drive that has the operating system installed.

• As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup le at the end of the hard drive, make sure to leave enough un-

allocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending

on the amount of data).

• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed.

• The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up/

restored.

• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.

System Requirements:

• At least 512 MB of system memory

• VESA compatible graphics card

• Windows XP with SP1 or later, Windows Vista

• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. For example, a backup le created

with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.

• USB hard drives are not supported.

• Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.

Installation and Conguration:

Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk.

A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive

(Note) Xpress Recovery2 checks the rst physical hard drive in the following sequence: The rst PATA IDE connector, the

second PATA IDE connector, the rst SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, when hard

drives are attached to the rst IDE and the rst SATA connectors, the hard drive on the rst IDE connector is the rst physical

drive. When hard drives are attached to the rst and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the rst SATA connector is

the rst physical drive.

Step 1:

Click .Drive options

Step 2:

Click .New

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Step 3:

When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to

leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom-

mended; actual size requirements vary, depending

on the amount of data) and begin the installation of

the operating system.

Step 1:

Select to start backing up your hard drive BACKUP

data.

Step 4:

After the operating system is installed, right-click

the Computer icon on your desktop and select

Manage. Go to to check disk Disk Management

allocation.

Step 2:

When nished, go to Disk Management to check

disk allocation.

Step 5:

Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup le to the unallocated

space (black stripe along the top). Please note that if there is no

enough unallocated space, Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the

backup le.

B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2

1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the rst time. When you see the

following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key

to enter Xpress Recovery2.

2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the rst time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay

permanent in your hard drive. If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press <F9> during the

POST.

C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a

new partition to store the backup image le.

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D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2

E. Removing the Backup

F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2

Select to restore the backup to your hard drive in RESTORE

case the system breaks down. The option will not be RESTORE

present if no backup is created before.

Select to exit Xpress Recovery2.REBOOT

Step 2:

After the backup le is removed, no backup image

le will be present in Disk Management and hard

drive space will be freed up.

Step 1:

If you wish to remove the backup le, select

REMOVE.

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4-2 BIOS Update Utilities

GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash

™

and @BIOS

™

. GIGABYTE

Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS

mode. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS

™

design, which enhances protection for the

safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip.

What is DualBIOS™?

Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and

a backup BIOS. Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the

main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the

BIOS le to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For the sake of system safety, users cannot

update the backup BIOS manually.

What is Q-Flash™?

With Q-Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating

systems like MS-DOS or Window rst. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool

frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS ashing process.

What is @BIOS™?

@BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ-

ment. @BIOS will download the latest BIOS le from the nearest @BIOS server

site and update the BIOS.

4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility

A. Before You Begin

1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update le that matches your moth-

erboard model.

2. Extract the le and save the new BIOS le (e.g. 785GPMT2.F1) to your oppy disk, USB ash drive, or

hard drive. Note: The USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

3. Restart the system. During the POST, press the <End> key to enter Q-Flash. Note: You can access

Q-Flash by either pressing the <End> key during the POST or pressing the <F8> key in BIOS Setup.

However, if the BIOS update le is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to

an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the <End> key during the POST to access Q-Flash.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H E3c

<DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qash

06/05/2009-RS785-SB710-7A66BG03C-00

Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may

result in system malfunction.

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B. Updating the BIOS

When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS le is saved. The following procedure as-

sumes that you save the BIOS le to a oppy disk.

Step 1:

1. Insert the oppy disk containing the BIOS le into the oppy disk drive. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use

the up or down arrow key to select and press <Enter>. Update BIOS from Drive

Step 2:

The process of the system reading the BIOS le from the oppy disk is displayed on the screen. When the

message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press <Enter> to begin the BIOS update. The monitor will

display the update process.

Step 3:

When the update process is complete, press any key to return to the main menu.

2. Select and press <Enter>.Floppy A

3. Select the BIOS update le and press <Enter>.

• The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS le.

• Q-Flash only supports USB ash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 le system.

• If the BIOS update le is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to

an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the <End> key during the POST to access Q-Flash.

Q-Flash Utility v2.13

Flash Type/Size................................. MXIC 25L8005 1M

EnableKeep DMI Data

EnableLoad CMOS Default

Update BIOS from Drive

Save BIOS to Drive

Enter : Run hi :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility v2.13

Flash Type/Size................................. MXIC 25L8005 1M

EnableKeep DMI Data

EnableLoad CMOS Default

Update BIOS from Drive

Save BIOS to Drive

Enter : Run hi :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Make sure the BIOS update le matches your motherboard model.

• Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updating the BIOS.

• Do not remove the oppy disk, USB ash drive, or hard drive when the system is updat-

ing the BIOS.

Floppy A <Drive>

HDD 1-0 <Drive>

Total size : 0 Free size : 0

0le(s)found

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Step 4:

Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see

the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen.

Step 5:

During the POST, press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select and press <Enter> Load Optimized Defaults

to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend

that you reload BIOS defaults.

Step 6:

Select and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. The proce-Save & Exit Setup

dure is complete after the system restarts.

Press <Y> to load BIOS defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit higf : Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y

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4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility

A. Before You Begin

1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent

unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update.

2. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the

Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Failure to do so may

result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start.

3. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS.

4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inad-

equate BIOS ashing.

B. Using @BIOS

1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function:

Click , select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server

then download the BIOS le that matches your motherboard model. Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete.

2. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function:

Click Update BIOS from File, then select the location where you save the BIOS update le obtained

from the Internet or through other source. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete.

3. Save the Current BIOS File:

Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the current BIOS le.

4. Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS Update:

Select the check box and then the system will automatically Load CMOS default after BIOS update

load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts.

C. After Updating the BIOS

Restart your system after updating the BIOS.

If the BIOS update le for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please

manually download the BIOS update le from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in

"Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below.

Make sure that the BIOS le to be ashed matches your motherboard model. Updating the

BIOS with an incorrect BIOS le could cause your system not to boot.

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Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is

not congurable or the function is not supported.

Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset,

and memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure

that you fully know each function of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may occur.

4-3 EasyTune 6

GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system

settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also

includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information

without the need to install additional software.

The EasyTune 6 Interface

Tabs Information

Tab Function

The tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard.CPU

The tab provides information on the installed memory module(s). You can select memory Memory

module on a specic slot to see its information.

The tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages. Tuner

• allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only.Easy mode

• allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings Advanced mode

using the sliders.

• is an easy-to-use auto-overclocking functionEasy Boost (Note)

. When activated, the system

automatically experiments all sorts of overclocking congurations till it hangs. After restart, the

system will operate with the optimum congurations tested to let the CPU reach the best

overclocking performance.

• Save allows you to save the current settings to a new prole (.txt le).

• Load allows you to load previous settings from a prole.

After making changes in / , be sure to click for these changes to take Easy mode Advanced mode Set

effect or click to restore to default values.Default

The tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA Graphics

graphics card.

The tab allows you to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. Smart Smart Fan Advance Mode

allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set.

The tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set HW Monitor

temperature/fan speed alarm. You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound

le (.wav le).

(Note) Before enabling , right-click the EasyTune 6 icon Easy Boost in the notication area. Select Auto overclock

last tune on the next reboot to allow the system to work with the optimum overclocking conguration after restart.

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4-4 Easy Energy Saver

GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver

is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with

a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary software design, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is

able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efciency without sacricing computing per-

formance.

The Easy Energy Saver Interface

A. Meter Mode

In Meter Mode, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver shows how much power they have saved in a set period of

time.

• The above data is for reference only. Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model.

• CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only. Actual results may vary based on testing method.

Meter Mode - Button Information Table

Button Description

1 Easy Energy Saver On/Off Switch (Default: Off)

2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On/Off Switch (Default: Off)

(Note 1)

3 CPU Throttling Display

4 CPU Voltage Display

5 3-Level CPU Voltage Switch (Default:1)

(Note 2)

6 Current CPU Power Consumption

7 Meter Time

8 Power Saving (Calculate power savings based on time)

9 Meter/Timer Reset Switch

10 Meter Mode Switch

11 Total Mode Switch

12 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode)

13 Minimize (Application will continue to run in taskbar)

14 INFO/Help

15 Live Utility Update (Check for the latest utility version)

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C. Stealth Mode

In Stealth Mode, the system continues to work with the user-dened power saving settings, even after the

system is restarted. Re-enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the

application.

(Note 1) Maximize system power saving with Dynamic CPU Frequency Function; system performance may

be affected.

(Note 2) 1: Normal Power Saving (default); 2: Advanced Power Saving; 3: Extreme Power Saving.

(Note 3) The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re-activated when only the Easy Energy

Saver is under the enable status, and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero.

(Note 4) Easy Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999

Watts.

B. Total Mode

In Total Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of

time since activating Easy Energy Saver for the rst time

(Note 3)

Total Mode - Button Information Table

Button Description

1 Easy Energy Saver On/Off Switch (Default: Off)

2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On/Off Switch (Default: Off)

(Note 1)

3 CPU Throttling Display

4 CPU Voltage Display

5 3-Level CPU Voltage Switch (Default:1)

(Note 2)

6 Current CPU Power Consumption

7 Time/Date Easy Energy Saver Enabled

8 Total Power Savings (Total power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled)

(Note 4)

9 Meter Mode Switch

10 Total Mode Switch

11 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode)

12 Minimize (Application will continue to run in taskbar)

13 INFO/Help

14 Live Utility Update (Check for the latest utility version)

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4-5 Q-Share

Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. After conguring your LAN connection settings and

Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet

resources.

Directions for using Q-Share

After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.

exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the icon Q-Share in the notication area and right-click on this icon

to congure the data sharing settings.

(Note) This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled.

Figure 1. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Data Sharing Enabled

Options Descriptions

Option Description

Connect ... Displays the computers with data sharing enabled

Enable Incoming Folder ... Enables data sharing

Disable Incoming Folder ... Disables data sharing

Open Incoming Folder : Accesses the shared data folder

C:\Q-ShareFolder

Change Incoming Folder : Changes the data folder to be shared

(Note)

C:\Q-ShareFolder

Update Q-Share ... Updates Q-Share online

About Q-Share ... Displays the current Q-Share version

Exit... Exits Q-Share

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4-6 Time Repair

Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you to quickly back

up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. Time Repair supports NTFS le

system and can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives.

System Restore

Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at the bottom of the screen to view the

system data backed up at different time. You can choose le(s)/directory(ies) and click the Copy button to

restore the le(s)/directory(ies) or click Restore to restore the entire system.

Preference Screen

Button Function

ON Automatically creates system restore

points

OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore

points

SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system

restore points

CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space used

for saving shadow copies

TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the rst

boot up of the day

? Displays the Time Repair help le

• The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space.

• Each storage volume can accommodate 64 shadow copies. When this limit is reached, the old-

est shadow copy will be deleted and unable to be restored. Shadow copies are read-only so you

cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy.

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Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.

B. Congure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.

C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.

(Note 1)

D. Make a oppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP.

(Note 2)

E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver

(Note 2)

and operating system.

Before you begin

Please prepare:

• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one

hard drive.

• An empty formatted oppy disk.

• Windows Vista/XP setup disk.

• Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available

SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.

(Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.

Appendix - 78 -

B. Conguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

Make sure to congure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).

Ensure OnChip SATA Controller Integrated Peripherals is enabled under . To enable RAID for the

SATA2_0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type RAID to . To enable RAID for the SATA2_4/ESATA con-

nectors, set OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type As SATA Type to and set to (Figure 1).

Step 2:

Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel [Enabled]

OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled]

OnChip SATA Type [RAID]

OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type [As SATA Type]

Onboard Audio Function [Enabled]

Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]

 SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]

USB EHCI Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Figure 1

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth-

erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you

have and the BIOS version.

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C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of

Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration.

Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which

says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). Press <Ctrl> + <F> to enter the RAID BIOS

setup utility.

Step 2:

Main Menu

This is the rst option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3).

To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press <1> to enter the View Drive Assignments window.

To create an array, press <2> to enter the window. Dene LD

To delete an array, press <3> to enter the window.Delete LD

To view controller settings, press <4> to enter the window.Controller Conguration

Figure 3

RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.33

NoArrayisdened..

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility...

Figure 2

View Drive Assignments........................... [ 1 ]

DeneLD..................................................[2]

Delete LD.................................................. [ 3 ]

ControllerConguration............................[4]

Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

[ Keys Available ]

[ Main Menu ]

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Create Arrays Manually

To create a new array, press <2> to enter the window (Figure 4). The selection Dene LD Menu Dene LD

from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually dening the drive elements and RAID

levels for one or multiple disk arrays.

In Figure 4, use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press <Enter> to enter the RAID

conguration menu (Figure 5).

Figure 4

Figure 5

[DeneLDMenu]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status

LD 1 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 2 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 3 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 4 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 5 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 6 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 7 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 8 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 9 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 10 ---- ---- ----- ----

[h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

[ Keys Available ]

[DeneLDMenu]

[h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

[ Keys Available ]

[ Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89 N

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02 N

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 0 0

Stripe Block: Fast Init: 64 KB ON

Gigabyte Boundary: Cache Mode: ON WriteThru

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In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.

1. Under the section, press the <SPACE> key to select .RAID Mode RAID 0

2. Set the size. 64 KB is the default. Stripe Block

3. Under the section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive.Drives Assignments

4. Press the <SPACE> key or <Y>to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the

disk array. The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned.

5. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> keys to save the information. The window below will appear.

View Drive Assignments

The option in the displays whether the attached hard drives are as-View Drive Assignments Main Menu

signed to a disk array or are unassigned. Under the column, drives are labeled with their as-Assignment

signed disk array or shown as if unassigned.Free

Figure 6

Figure 8

Fast Initialization option has been selected

It will erase the MBR data of the disk.

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any

other key to use maximum capacity...

Figure 7

6. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option. Then, the window below

will appear.

7. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maxi-

mum capacity.

8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to where you will see the newly-Dene LD Menu

created array.

9. Press <Esc> to return to and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility.Main Menu

[ Keys Available ]

[ View Drives Assignments ]

[h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89

Extent 1 79.82 LD 1-1

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.2

Extent 1 80.02 LD 1-2

Appendix - 82 -

Delete an Array

The menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. Delete Array

Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the

array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

1. To delete an array, press <3> in the . Then highlight the array you Main Menu Delete LD Menu to enter the

wish to delete and press the <Delete> key or the <Alt>+<D> keys.

2. The will appear (as shown in Figure 9) showing which drives are assigned to View LD Denition Menu

this array. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort.

3. When the array is deleted, the screen will return to . Press <Esc>to return to Main Menu.Delete LD Menu

Figure 9

[ Keys Available ]

[ViewLDDenitionMenu]

[ Keys Available ]

[ Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB)

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 157.99 Functional

Stripe Block: Cache Mode: 64KB WriteThru

Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk!

or press any other key to abort...

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5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette

(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)

To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode,

you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may

not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from

the motherboard driver disk to a oppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you also can copy the SATA con-

troller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB ash drive. See the instructions below about how to

copy the driver in MS-DOS and Windows mode.

In MS-DOS mode:

Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted oppy disk.

Steps:

1: Boot from the startup disk.

2: Remove the startup -disk and insert the prepared oppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as

sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D:\).

3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. Press <Enter> after the command (Figure 1):

A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.* (Note)

Figure 1

Figure 3

Figure 2

In Windows mode:

Steps:

1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.

2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe le in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). A Command

Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 3.

3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the

menu and press <Enter>. For example, from the menu in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/

AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP.

Your system will then automatically copy the driver les to the oppy disk. Press any key to exit when nished.

(Note) Change the directory from to if you wish to copy the Windows 64-bit driver.\x86 \x64

Appendix - 84 -

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/

XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.

A. Installing Windows XP

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-

sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear

asking you to specify additional device.

Step 2:

Insert the oppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar

to Figure 2 below will appear. Select and press AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

<Enter>.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Windows Setup

  YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Figure 1

Figure 2

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

Step 3:

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-

ceed with the Windows XP installation.

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B. Installing Windows Vista

(The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.

When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load

Driver (Figure 3).

Step 2:

Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB ash drive that

contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). Note: For

users using a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver les from the motherboard driver disk to a USB

ash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv SB750V folder and save the whole folder to

the USB ash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.

Method A:

Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:

\BootDrv\SB750V\LH

For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the folder.LH64A

Method B:

Insert the USB ash drive containing the driver les and browse to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or

LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder.

Figure 3

Figure 4

Appendix - 86 -

Step 3:

When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select and press AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller

Next.

Step 4:

After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press to continue Next

the OS installation (Figure 6).

Figure 5

Figure 6

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Rebuilding an Array:

Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies

only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. To replace the old drive, make sure

to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to re-

place a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array.

While in the operating system, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been

installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the from in the AMD RAIDXpert All Programs Start

Menu.

Step 1:

Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"),

and then click to launch Sign in AMD RAIDXpert.

Step 2:

Select the RAID array to be rebuilt under Logical

Drive View Rebuild Logi- and click the tab in the

cal Drive Information pane.

Step 3:

Select one available drive and click to Start Now

start the rebuilding process.

Step 4:

The rebuilding progress is displayed on the

screen and you can select Pause/Resume/

Abort Restart/ during the rebuilding process.

Step 5:

When done, the array's status on the page Information

in the pane will display as Logical Drive Information

Functional.

Appendix - 88 -

5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio

The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back

panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio.

The picture to the right shows the default audio jack

assignments.

The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides

jack retasking capability that allows the user to change

the function for each jack through the audio driver.

For example, in a 4-channel audio conguration, if a Side speaker is plugged into the default Center/Sub-

woofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Side speaker out.

5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output

High Denition Audio (HD Audio)

HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/

96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio

streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3 music, have an

Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.

A. Conguring Speakers

(The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out Line In

Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Mic InSide

Speaker Out

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click

the icon to access the .HD Audio Manager

• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually congure the

jack for microphone functionality.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane-

ously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel

audio module), refer to instructions on the next page.

(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Congurations:

Refer to the following for multi-channel speaker congurations.

• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.

• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Sidej/Rearkl speaker out.

• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Sidej/Rearkl speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.

• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.

j Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H.

k Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H.

l Only for GA-MA785GMT-US2H.

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Step 2:

Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur-

rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the

device according to the type of device you connect. Then

click .OK

Step 3:

On the screen, click the Speakers Speaker Congura-

tion Stereo tab. In the list, select Speaker Conguration ,

Quadraphonic, , or according to 5.1 Speaker 7.1 Speaker

the type of speaker conguration you wish to set up. Then

the speaker setup is completed.

If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod-

ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality, click the tool icon

on the tab. On the Speaker Configuration Connector

Settings Disable front panel jack dialog box, select the

detection OK check box. Click to complete.

Click on the top right corner Device advanced settings

on the tab to open the Speaker Configuration Device

advanced settings Mute the rear dialog box. Select the

output device, when a front headphone plugged in

check box. Click to complete.OK

B. Conguring Sound Effect

You may congure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab.

C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio Module

D. Muting the Back Panel Audio (For HD Audio Only)

Appendix - 90 -

5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out

The S/PDIF In and Out cable (optional) provides S/PDIF In and S/PDIF Out functionalities.

(Note) The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model.

Coaxial

S/PDIF Out

Optical

S/PDIF Out Optical

S/PDIF In Coaxial

S/PDIFIn

Step:

After connecting the S/PDIF In device, access the Digital In-

put Default Format screen. Click the tab to select the default

format. Click to complete. OK

A. Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable:

B. Conguring S/PDIF In:

The S/PDIF In jacks on the SPDI/F In and Out cable allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer

for audio processing.

Step 1:

First, attach the connector at the end of the cable

to the SPDIF_IO header on your motherboard.

Step 2:

Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back

panel with a screw.

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C. Conguring S/PDIF Out:

The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio

quality. To output S/PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder, connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable or a

S/PDIF optical cable (either one) to the optical/coxial S/PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel (or

on the optional S/PDIF In and Out cable).

C-1. Conneting a S/PDIF Out Cable:

C-2. Conguring S/PDIF Out:

Step:

On the screen, click the tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth. Digital Output Default Format

Click to complete. OK

S/PDIF Coaxial Cable S/PDIF Optical Cable

Appendix - 92 -

5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk

Before Dolby Home Theater is enabled, you get only 2-channel playback output (from the

front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan-

nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled,

2-channel stereo content will be transformed into multi-channel audio, creating a virtual sur-

round sound environment (Note).

Install the driver from the motherboard driver disk. Click the icon . Point to Dolby GUI Software Start All

Programs Dolby Control Center, to access the utility.

(The following illustration demonstrates a 7.1-speaker conguration as an example.)

1. :

Click Dolby Pro Logic IIx. The system will expand 2-channel audio for a 7.1-channel surround sound

playback.

2. :

Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect.

j Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H.

k Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H.

(Note) When Dolby Digital Live is enabled, only digital audio output (S/PDIF) is working, and you will not

hear any sound from analog speakers or headphone.

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5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click

the icon to access the .HD Audio Manager

Step 2:

Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on

the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front

panel. Then congure the jack for microphone function-

ality.

Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and

back panel cannot be used at the same time.

Step 3:

Go to the screen. Do not mute the record-Microphone

ing volume, or you'll not be able to record the sound.

To hear the sound being recorded during the recording

process, do not mute the playback volume. It is recom-

mended that you set the volumes at a middle level.

If you want to change the current sound input

default device to microphone, right-click on Mi-

crophone Set Default Device and select .

Appendix - 94 -

Step 4:

To raise the recording and playback volume for the

microphone, click the icon on Microphone Boost

the right of the Recording Volume slider and set the

Microphone Boost level.

Step 5:

After completing the settings above, click , point Start

to , point to , and then click All Programs Accessories

Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording.

Step 1:

Locate the Volume icon in the notication area and

right-click on this icon. Select .Recording Devices

Step 2:

On the tab, right-click on an empty space Recording

and select .Show Disabled Devices

* Enabling Stereo Mix

If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use, refer to the steps below. The

following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix (which may be needed when you want to record sound from

your computer).

- 95 - Appendix

Step 3:

When the item appears, right-click on this Stereo Mix

item and select . Then set it as the default de-Enable

vice.

Step 4:

Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong-

ure and use to record the Stereo Mix Sound Recorder

sound.

5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder

A. Recording Sound

1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer.

2. To record the audio, click the button .Start Recording

3. To stop recording audio, click the button .Stop Recording

Be sure to save the recorded audio le upon completion.

B. Playing the Recorded Sound

You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports your audio le format.

Appendix - 96 -

5-3 Troubleshooting

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions

To read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on

GIGABYTE's website.

Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing?

A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In

the Main Menu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to show the advanced options.

Q: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down?

A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that's why the light is

still on.

Q: How do I clear the CMOS values?

A: For motherboards that have a CMOS_SW button, press this button to clear the CMOS values (before doing this, please

turn off the computer and unplug the power cord). For motherboards that have a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the

instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values. If your board doesn't

have this jumper, refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1. You can temporarily remove the bat-

tery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after about one

minute.

Q: Why do I still get a weak sound even though I have turned my speaker to the maximum volume?

A: Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplier. If not, try a speaker with power/amplier.

Q: Why cannot I install the onboard HD audio driver successfully? (For Windows XP only)

A: Step 1: First, make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed (check in My Computer > Properties > Gen-

eral > System). If not, please update it from Microsoft's website. Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for

High Denition Audio has been installed successfully (check in My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device

Manager > System Devices).

Step 2: Check if or is present in or Audio Device on High Denition Audio Bus Unknown device Device Manager

Sound, video, and game controllers. If yes, please disable this device. (If not, skip this step.)

Step 3: Then go back to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices and right-click on

Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Denition Audio and select and .Disable Uninstall

Step 4: In , right-click on the computer name and select . When the Device Manager Scan for hardware changes Add

New Hardware Wizard Cancel appears, click . Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard

driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to install.

For more details, go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboards\FAQ page on our website and search for "onboard HD

audio driver."

Q: What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean?

A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.

(For reference only.)

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error

1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error

1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly

Continuous short beeps: Power error

- 97 - Appendix

5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure

If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the

problem.

START

Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and

power cord etc.

Isolate the short circuit.

Secure the CPU cooler

on the CPU. Connect the

CPU cooler power cable

to the motherboard.

Correctly insert the

memory into the memory

socket.

(Continued...)

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Yes

Insert the graphics card. Connect the ATX main power cable and the

12V power cable. Turn on the power to start the computer.

Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with the chassis or

other metal objects.

Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely. Is the pow-

er connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header

properly?

Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot.

Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the

expansion slot and power connectors are rmly attached.

Appendix - 98 -

The power supply, CPU or

CPU socket might fail.

The keyboard or keyboard

connector might fail.

END

Turn off the computer. Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart

the computer.

The graphics card,

expansion slot, or monitor

might fail.

The IDE/SATA device,

connector, or cable might

fail.

The problem is veried and solved.

Yes

Reinstall the operating system. Reinstall other devices one by one

(install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the

device works successfully).

Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select "Load Fail-Safe De-

faults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). Select "Save & Exit Setup" to

save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

When the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running?

Check if there is display on your monitor.

Check if the keyboard is working properly.

The problem is veried and solved.

Yes

Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Check if

the system can boot successfully.

If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local

dealer for help. Or go to the Support&Downloads\Technical Service Zone page to submit your

question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.

- 99 - Appendix

5-4 Regulatory Statements

Regulatory Notices

This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be

imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We

believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE

cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the informa-

tion in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by

GIGABYTE.

Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment

In addition to high-efciency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards fulll European Union regulations

for RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE

(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives, as well as most major worldwide safety

requirements. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of

our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or

reuse most of the materials in your "end of life" product.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6,

PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement. More-

over, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned

toxic chemicals.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE will fulll the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and Elec-

tronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive species the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of

electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked,

collected separately, and disposed of properly.

WEEE Symbol Statement

The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product

must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to the waste

collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure.

The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to

conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health

and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling,

please contact your local government ofce, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased

the product for details of environmentally safe recycling.

 When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, "take it back" to your local or

regional waste collection administration for recycling.

 If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us at the

Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with your

effort.

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